INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 319, 1 October 1866, Page 1 (Supplement)

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

[LATEST BY ELECT! !C TfiLEGRAPH.]

(From the Melbourne papers.)

[Other items ' nve bc-.-n anlil-ipaled by files of papers \u- virtu*]'- to hand from Sydney.] * _ , '

R\ D.^EY.

. - Fsiday, Sept. 14. . __The order of the Privy Council, allowing appeal in Bertr.ind's ca.-e, was filed in the Supreme Com t to-ttay. Nothing fur-, ther can be done until this appeal shall have been decided upon.

In- the Assembly no quorum was obtained. , - v Produce sales are brisk. Tallow slightly lowei*. -The damaged portion of the Mary Edith's cargo of Chilian bveadstuffs \yas sold at auction; 'flour, Jjß os to Ll3 12s 6d| braji, 7d to £fd ;, "wheat, 4s to 4s 10dThe Sydney Yacht Chvb's opening irip is fiied for the 3rd»Noveniber. The Rangatira takes, tlais month's branch

mail to the Sound. . Breadstuff s are. quiet. Chilian flour, Ll3 to Ll3 10s ; Adelaide, Ll6 10s ; OnliforhiaD, Lls 10s to Ll6. Liquors dull.' Sugars easier."

The Wooloomo'oloo cleared out for London with 500 bales of wool, 231 tuns co,coanutoil, 10,883 hides, 224 casks tallow, 429 packages gum.

Saturday, Sept.. 15

Bertrand was brought In-fore the Criminal Court, and his application for discharge on bail refused, on the grounds that the T'rivy Council's order stays all proceedings, and the case- is n6w put of the jurisdiction of the colonial courts. All documents in the case are to be forwarded to London by the I maiL The prisoner looked healthy and well. The premises of Mr Skinner draper, George street were burnt down last night, the stock was insured for L 3500 in the Commercial Union office.

There was a very large attendance at the athletic sports to-day. The Scotia has cleared for Melbourne with 1131 bags maize.- The Jane Blyth brings 600 tons Chilian wheat. The markets are unaltered?

Smith, late steward of the Barwon, who was convicted of being concerned in the gold robbery from that steamer, was today sentenced to sixteen months' imprisonment, dating from the 9th May, tlie day on which he was first remanded. This light sentence was passed upon him in consequence of the high testimonials as to cha racter which were givon. by f ritnds of his who knew him on Emerald Hill.- The chief 'justice, in passing sentence, said that the conduct of the persons in charge of the gold was scandalous, in allowing those on board to be exposed to such temptation.

The Jane Blyth, from Valparaiso, -brings dates to the 24th of May, but no news. Her cargo consitss of 3510 sacks of wheat, and 5600 sacks of flour.

Monday, Sept. ]7. A woman's head and chest, much* decomposed, have been found in a heap of rubbish, "hear EbsworthVmill, Sussex street; the lower- portion of the body missing, apparently buried (?) away. The detectives are busy trying to obtain some clue, but nothing has as yet transpired. Miss Aitken gives a farewell" entertainment by the Governor's command,^tomorrow night, and then proceeds to Melbourne.

The Colonial Secretary addressed his Constituents at Claraa on Saturday night. Thornton and Stewart are candidates for East Sydney. The light sentence pissed on the Barwon gold robbers causes much sur-.. prise.

Tuesday, Sept. 18. Id the Assembly, to-day, the Triennial Parliaments Biil has-been defeated for the session, on the motion of Mr Martin that it should be read a second time this day six months. Mr Stewart took his seat for Illawarra. The motion to reduce the salary of future governors to LSOOO i& being opposed by the Government.

In the Assembly this afternoon the House went into committee on the state aid question. , > s Nothing further has transpired respecting the remains of the woman found in Sussex street. Mr Dean sold & cargo of Java sugars to-day, at L 37 5s to L 39 7s 6d. At Mr Threlkeld's sale, low sherries brought 2s 9d to 3s 7d. Geneva, bell brand, 8s and 9s. Bottled stout, 6s 3d to 6s 9d. Randall's Adelaide flour, Ll3; Elliott's, Ll2 15s to Ll3. A Spanish fleet left Tahiti for Manilla on July 18. Wednesday, Sept. 19. Mr Threlkeld sold the entire carizo of Mauritius sugars ex KingJOscar -.—Finest white crystals,L44 ; white do, L4O to L 43; white counters, L 39 ; second, L 35 to L3B 12s 6d ; low brown, L3O 2s 6d to L 32 5s ; ration, L 27 10s to 1,28 12s 6d.

In the Assembly, the motion respecting the renewal of state aid lapsed, through a count out, this morning. This evening Mr M'Pberson moved the adjournment of the House, to ascertain the opinion of the state-aid party, whether they should renew the debate or bring pressure to bear on the Government to make the question a Ministerial one.

The Minister for Lands has issued minutes to the Clerks' under. him, informing them that they must continue until five every afternoon, in consequence of the arrears of work in tlie department. This circular hascaused a great seTusatio'n among3t the Government employes. Business continues dull. Maize, Id lower. Breadstuffs unaltered.

Mauritius advices to the 19th ult. report the Fanny Nicholson, Robert Passenger, and Formosa, loading for Australia.

Arrived. — Helen", and Jessie Kelly from Mauritius, with 10,277 bags sugar. The latter vessel encountered heavy weather, and a portion of the cargo had to be thrown overboard. Also arrived, Liberator and Toftcombe, from London.

The Helen reports three vessels loading at Mauritius for Melbourne, and five <dor other Australian ports.